May 18 is the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Genocide of the Crimean Tatar People
Every year on May 18, Ukraine celebrates the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Genocide of the Crimean Tatar People. It was on this day in 1944 that the totalitarian Stalinist regime began the deportation of the Crimean Tatars. The result of this crime was numerous victims among the civilian population.